All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 99
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ArticleNZ apples top of the crops
New Zealand apple growers are forecasting their best crop in years, trade body Pipfruit New Zealand has announced.
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ArticleAppliance of Chantenay science
Carrot co-op Freshgro is turning to science to help promote its Chantenay carrots.
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Outspan wound up in Capespan changes
Capespan is ushering in a new era as Unifruco and Outspan are wound up in a bid for structural simplification.
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Agrexco quits Marseilles
Israeli exporter Agrexco has just revealed that it quit the port of Marseilles three weeks ago.
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ArticleMusgrave in value move
Musgrave is introducing a new value range to its Budgens and Londis stores.
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ArticleApple supplies in euro dilemma
The strength of the euro against sterling is making life difficult for French apple growers supplying the UK market, as English growers get set for a mid-season relaunch of PR activities for the first time.
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ArticleValencia plan swings into action
The Spanish region of Valencia has launched its citrus conversion project, agreed by national government last year.
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Cold snap slows Spanish crops
Unseasonably cold temperatures since the beginning of the year have caused availability of vegetables and salads from eastern and south-eastern Spain to plummet.
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Israel boycott fears calmed
The uk office of Israeli exporter Agrexco has moved to calm speculation that consumers are boycotting Israeli product, leaving produce to rot in warehouses, or that supplies have been interrupted following the recent clashes in Gaza.
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Companies in danger near 150
The latest report into the UK fresh produce market from industry analyst Plimsoll finds that almost 15 per cent of its businesses are in financial danger.
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ArticleIrish join EU pesticide criticism
An Irish member of the European Parliament has accused the European Commission of double standards for “banning the use of vital plant protection products within its borders while ignoring their use in food imported from third countries”.
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CPI issues plastics warning
The Confederation of Paper Industries has warned that using plastic trays to distribute fresh produce rather than corrugated may have more negative impact on the environment in the form of higher transport costs.
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Jamaica gets diversification boost
Jamaica’s Rural Agricultural Development Authority and the European Union signed contracts authorising 11 small grants totalling J$11 million (£92,440) to help former workers in Jamaica’s banana industry diversify into new businesses.
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ColeACP stalwart dies
EU-ACP country development body PIP-ColeACP has announced the death of Yves Paque on Christmas Eve last year at the age of 67.
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Retail prices set for fall
Falling oil and raw material prices as well as pressure from discounters will lead to a significant easing in grocery prices throughout Europe in 2009.
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ArticleGeorge Perry in salad expansion
A Birmingham wholesaler is expanding with the opening of a brand new salads firm on the city’s Pershore Street horticultural market.
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India strikes disrupt supplies
Strike action in India last week has disrupted supplies of fresh produce for both the international and domestic markets.
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Free fruit launch in Durham
Durham County Council employees are receiving free fruit at work as part of a study run by the EU Isafruit project.
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Cold snap shivers French crops
Unseasonably cold temperatures and heavy snowfall last week in the Provence and Perpignan areas are affecting availability of some winter vegetable and salad lines.